Freak Weather Grips Midwest With Snow And Frost
A freakish cold wave sweeps the Midwest with snow in Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin and heavy frosts in Nebraska Iowa Illinois and neighboring states. Duluth Minnesota records 20 degrees while northern Michigan hits 12 above. A windstorm in Vincennes Indiana downs a circus tent injuring about 100 people.
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Midwest
Weather Bureau
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Local man to be ordained Sunday
Rev. Edward O'Hara of this city will be ordained a priest of the Roman Catholic church at St. Andrew's cathedral in Grand Rapids Sunday May 19 at 10 45 a m The Rt Rev Bishop Joseph G Pinten will officiate He is the son of Patrick O'Hara of Union township born in this county May 6 1899 a Sacred Heart academy graduate He studied at St Joseph's seminary Grand Rapids Montreal and St Mary's seminary Baltimore His first mass will be at Sacred Heart church Sunday May 26 at 10 30 a m Rev John A Mulvey will assist and Rev William McCann Alma will preach He has gone to Grand Rapids after visiting his father relatives and friends He will hold a reception at his home on the afternoon of Sunday May 22
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Edward O'Hara
St. Andrew’s Cathedral
Grand Rapids
Bishep Joseph G. Pinten
Edward J. O'Hara
Patrick O'Hara
Union Township
This County
Sacred Heart Academy
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Montreal
St. Mary’s Seminary
Baltimore
Sacred Heart
John A. Mulvey
William McCann
Alma
O'Hara
Grand Riupids
Local Boy Hurt Playing Near Court Street Flag Pole
Donald Peters ten year old son of Mr and Mrs A J Peters was injured Wednesday afternoon while playing with other boys around a flag pole on Court street. His arm caught on a hook causing a deep cut three inches to the main artery. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment as the injury proved very painful and he could not have anesthesia due to poor health.
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Donald Peters
A. J. Peters
Court Street
Donald
Correction notes on test well location and drillers
A correction clarifies the drill site on the Burciel Spencer farm in the northeast quarter of Section 5. The Wittmer Oil and Gas properties of Pittsburgh own the well, with Athens Gas and Oil Co and Major Wolfe et al providing the statement.
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Tle Coc Township
The
Daily Times
Maide
Burciel-Spencer
Wittmer Oil & Gas Properties
Pittsburgh
Wolfe
Etha Athens Gas and Oil Co
High School Bands Vie For National Title At Iowa
High school orchestras from across the nation compete for the national championship at the University of Iowa. Entrants classified as A and B based on school size perform two selections each. Winners receive a silver trophy, with permanent possession after three first-place finishes.
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Towa City
U.P
National Bureau For the Advancement of Music
University of Iowa
Svinners
Capone Sentenced in Philadelphia for Carrying Concealed Weapon
Al Capone and bodyguard Frank Cline pleaded guilty to carrying concealed deadly weapons and received one year in county jail. Indicted and sentenced about 18 hours after arrest, the case noted Capone’s fearsome Chicago reputation but Philadelphia officials said they were not afraid.
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Chicago
Lemuel B. Schofield
Scarface al’ Capone
Atlantic City
Bugs” Moran
Capone
Moran
President Hotel
Scarface
al” Capone
Frank Cline
Cline
Pennsylvania
Walsh
Carney
Six-Legged Lamb Draws Visitors in Wisconsin Farm Display
A six legged lamb born at Benjamin F Williams farm near Aurora Wisconsin attracts many visitors. The animal, born a month ago, walks fairly well with two front legs slightly weak and four normal hind legs, drawing curious crowds anew each day.
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Aurora
Wis
Benjamin F. ‘Williams
Death Threat Over Blast Victims at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland officials fear more deaths after a blast at the Cleveland Clinic hospital left 123 dead and 80 patients unaccounted for. Roy Jones of Grove City, a former professional football player, died after surviving the initial blast. Investigators blame two steam fitters for the disaster, citing a hot unguarded pipe and a faulty fire door as key factors in releasing toxic nitrogen dioxide gas.
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Grove City
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Cleveland Indians
Canton Bull Dogs
Goldon
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
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A. J. Pearse
Woliee
Boggs
George W. Crile
Gleveland Clinic Hospital
Annual Senior Prom Promises Mount Pleasant High Festivities
Mt Pleasant High School class of 1929 schedules its annual senior prom for Saturday May 18 in the high school auditorium. Miss Margaret Batties leads committees for decorating programs and advertising with students including Blair Dusenbury Leo Shipwalter Altha Johnson Ruth Allyn Esther Trussell Lynn Hooker Milton Thomas Russell Stinson Harrison Francisco Esther Neff Beatrice Harkins Sybil Estabrook Richard Wood Millard Hooter Ruth Bugbee Guendalyne Ackerman Irma Smith Richard Rhodie Mildred Monther La yon Winterborg Eugene Rowe Edgar Thompson Lois Davidgen. This social event begins a series of commencement activities.
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Mt. Pleasant High School
Margaret*Batties
Blair Dusenbury
Coast Guards Rush to Save Steamer Gorman in Snowstorm
Sault Ste. Marie May 17 Coast guardsmen prepared to rush to the rescue of 80 men aboard the steamer J Gorman pounding on a reef off Munising Michigan. The vessel was one of three to seek safety during a gale and heavy seas that battered the Upper Peninsula.
Ball Game Saturday Between Sno-Whites and Pure Oil Team
The American Enameling Products Sno-Whites play Pure Oil at the city park Saturday afternoon. The game starts at 8 p.m. with local teams facing off in a neighborhood exhibition.
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American Enameled ‘Products Company
Sno-Whites
Pure ‘Oil Company
Martial Law Over Textile Town As Riots Rage
In Elizabethton Tennessee Gen W C Boyd of the National Guard is arrested on a murder aiding and abetting charge connected to a drive into a crowd. The area suffers water outages as a 16 inch main is dynamited. Martial law looms as guardsmen clash with picketers and mills face shutdowns.
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Elizabethton
Denn
U.P
W. C. Boyd
Tenessee National Guard
Evelyn Heaton
Ed Calhoun
Valley Forge
Boyd
Tenn
Jas
J. M. Moreland
Adj
Hawk’s frightful raid kills sixty chickens in yard
In Rochester New Hampshire on May 17 a large hawk swooped into a poultry yard and caused the death of sixty chickens, each about two pounds, by fright.
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Rochester
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Beauty Pageant Set To Choose Miss Mt. Pleasant Next Week
Announcement that a beauty pageant will be held at the Broadway theatre May 22 to 24 to select Miss Mt. Pleasant. The winner advances to the Michigan state pageant for Miss Michigan with all expenses paid, then to Galveston for Miss United States and the International contest.
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Broadway Theatre
Two Lake Sailors Drowned Off William 2B Davock
Sault Ste. Marie reports two crew members of the steamer William 2B Davock drowned near Passage Light after being swept overboard during a Lake Superior storm. Lars Johnson and Jerome Mackin both of Duluth were washed from the boat when a giant wave broke over the pilot house.
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Sault Ste. Marie
William
Davock
Passage Light
Lake Superior
Lars Johnson
Swatchman
Jerome Mackin
Wheelaman
Duluth
Aged Swede Nelson Found After 80-Year Search Near Cadillac
In Cadillac Michigan on May 17 Red Cross workers located Nels Nelson an elderly Swedish man in a county area near a house. He plans to return to Sweden to claim an estate left him years ago in his homeland.
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Mich
U.P
Nels Nelson
Red Cross
Sweden
General Motors Takes Major Stake in Fokker Aircraft
General Motors buys 40 percent of Fokker Aircraft, while transferring Dayton-Wright stock and cash assets of 36.5 million along with patents to Fokker. Anthony H. G. Fokker remains in charge of engineering. GM plans to keep current Fokker personnel and add GM staff.
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U.P
General Motors Corporation
Fokker Aircraft Corporation
Dayton-Wright Company
Ussets
McCook
Anthony H .G. Fokker
Fokker Company
General Motors
Broadway Theatre To Install Vitaphone Equipment
The Broadway theatre will install a Vitaphone system within a week or two. The management announced the machine has been purchased and will be installed soon after it is received.
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Mr. Pleasant
Dana
Broadway Theatre
New Garage Building Erected at Floyd Johnson Ford
Ground was broken shortly before noon today for a new three story garage addition for Floyd Johnson Ford distributor. The 48 by 85 foot building will house modern garage devices and was initiated with Mrs Johnson turning the first shovel as a movie camera captured the moment.
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Floyd Johnson
Ford Distributor
Johnson
Wildgate Well Announced in Wise Township
Developments in the Mt Pleasant oil field spread northward into Wise township where a wildcat well is being rigged on the Campbell ranch in Section 11. Operators are L. Lt. Beal and Tope Brothers of Pittsburgh. Several wells below 3,000 feet are watched as drilling progresses at various sections, with Pure Oil Co. spudding or rigging up in multiple locations.
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Mt. Pleasant
Wise Township
Campbell
Sias
Greendale
McCandless
Gurtis
Wittmer
Athens
Burford
East Ohio
South Bend Oil
Pure Oil Co
Ferris Institute Dedicates New Alumni Building
E C Warriner, president of Central State Teachers college spoke at the laying of the cornerstone of the new 112000 Alumni building at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids. Webster Hi Pearce praised the school for progress since its founding by Woodbridge N Ferris and Ferris Institute was said to be fulfilling a great service to Michigan education.
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E. C. Warriner
Central State Teachers — College
Ferris Institute
Big. Rapids
Graf Zeppelin Aims for Montelimar Amid Med Sea Drift
The Graf Zeppelin, crippled by a storm, drifts toward the Mediterranean with 18 passengers and crew of 4. French troops stand by along the Rhone valley and in Drome seeking a safe landing at Montelimar as winds hinder motor power and steering.
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Toulon
Hous
Hugo Eckener
France
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Eckener
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Lyons
Bootlegger Converts Leg into Whiskey Peddling Prop
Ed Kirkindorf, missing a real leg, fitted a gallon glass container to his artificial limb and peddled whiskey as a walking saloon in Georgia. The unusual disguise drew attention as authorities tracked the bootlegger's audacious scheme.
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Kirkindorf
Ted
Worcester Academy Captain Overcomes Early Disability
Nelson Legrand of Lowell rose from crutches at age six to captain the Worcester Academy baseball team. He learned to walk by age eleven and emerged as a key player after a strong prior season batting.
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Nelson Legrand
Lowell
Worcester Academy
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